This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In some states like Oregon, criminals who are judged to be insane are known to receive better mental health treatment than an average person suffering from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Seattle Children’s Hospital details three innovative programs that they started in order to address mental health care for young people. These include an access mental health line…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As you read this, there are students nationwide struggling with depression, anxiety or another mental health condition. Some will only contemplate suicide; others will act on those thoughts. Mental illness…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on a town in Belgium called Geel, where residents have been opening up their homes to the mentally ill for hundreds of years,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · BBC News reports that almost five times as many students are disclosing mental health issues to their schools as compared to ten years ago. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart reviews Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s book Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain, and assesses how the neurological insight contained therein can be used to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Parents at the Coachella Valley Unified School District worked to convince the district to allocate funding for restorative justice, but most of the money went unused. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Mental health is not always taken seriously, but it has a large effect on the life you live. In December, England proposed a new plan to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Pollan discusses new research that suggests that psychedelic substances may help mental health patients to change the brain chemistry that is negatively impacting them. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Meagan England shares her experience as a student and educator of her struggles transitioning from one school to another. She offers insight as to how teachers and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 4,000 people descended upon the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles this week for the 21st Milken Institute Global Conference. Each year, leaders from finance, philanthropy, public health, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Harvest Public Media discusses how important the SNAP program is for those with severe mental illnesses, but how difficult it is to receive benefits due to…